The reason one in three of us dread the office Christmas party

Ah, the office Christmas party... The one night of the year that so many of us fear, torn between a desire to enjoy ALL that free booze and the absolute terror of potentially embarrassing ourselves in front of our colleagues...

So we weren't entirely surprised to discover that one in three Brits admits to dreading their company's annual bash. And, no surprises here, the number one reason is as old as time: we're scared of looking 'ridiculous' on the dance floor.

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A poll of 1,000 office workers by Mecca Bingo revealed that 37% of us name dancing as our ultimate fear at the office Christmas do, and that we need an average of five drinks before we're ready to hit the dance floor with our co-workers.

That basically means the average Brit needs to consume their entire weekly ration of alcohol before they're willing to pull some shapes under the disco ball, the Mirror has reported.

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